bundle
of 'nerves {informal) to be very nervous ^ get on sbfs
'nerves [informal) to annoy sb Mifc; 使心神不定 have
nerves of stee丨 to
be able to remain calm in a difficult or dangerous situation 意志坚强；沉
着冷静 hitAouch a
(raw/sensitiye) 'nerve to mention a subject that makes sb feel
angry, upset, embarrassed, etc•触及要害；触动痛处：Vou touched a miv
nerve when you mentioned hiswi/e.你谈起他的第一个妻
子，这就触到了他的痛处。一more at brass,
strain v.，
WAR
■
ve/•办〜yourself for .sth/to do sth to give yourself the
courage or strength to do sth 鼓足勇气；振作精神：[VN to inf] ffe nerved Wmsd/
to asfc her out..他鼓足勇气.去约
她出来。[also
VN]
'nerve centre (Srf) (NAmE 'nerve center) noun the place from which
an activity or organization is controlled and instructions are sent out 神经中枢；控制
中心
'nerve gas noun a poisonous gas used
in war that attacks your central
nervous system 神经性毒气，神
f瓦斯（能损害神经系统正常功能V ,
SYNONYMS同义词辨析 nervous
neurotic ♦ edgy ♦ on edge ♦ jittery ♦ nervy. highly strung
All these
words describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened
way. IM± 各词均形容人神经质、易紧张焦虑、胆怯。
nervous easily
worried or frightened 指神经质的、
易紧张焦虑的、胆怯的：She而s 〇/ 0
nervous d/sposrt/on.她生性容易紧张。I7Hm See also the entry for worried.另见 worried 词条。
neurotic not behaving
in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about sth 指神经质的、神经
过敏的：She became neurotic about keeping the
house dean.她对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。
edgy (//7/omu?/)
nervous or bad-tempered 指紧张的、
烦躁 W
/ 易怒如：He became t/e/ens/ve.也
变得烦躁不安且存有戒心。
on edge nervous or bad-tempered 指紧张不安的、
烦躁的、易怒■的：She was a丨ways on edge before an
/merv/ew.她在面试前总是紧张;^安。
EDGY OR ON
EDGE?用 edgy 还是 on edge ?
Both
these words mean the same, but edgy can also describe a time or an event.以上两词含义知同，..但 edgy亦可用于描述某一时刻或事情：/f mw on «/gy match
with both players making mistakes.这场 赛欢
方队员均出了差错，真让人捏一把汗。Onedgecan also
describe sb’s nerves. * on edge 亦可形容人的神
经：His nerves had been on edge (= he had been
nervous or bad-tempered) a// day.他整天提心吊胆。
jittery (/n/omw/) anxious and nervous 指紧张不安：
的、心神不宁的：A// f/7/s to伙 〇/)〇/? /osses vras ma/c/ng /j/my/ttery.所有这些关于失业的话题使他心神
不宁W:
nervy [BrE informal) anxious and nervous;
easily made nervous指焦虑的、紧张的、神经质的：
She was weepy and nervy, anxious about her baby.
她动不动就哭，而且神经紧张，总为她的小宝贝
担心。
highly strung/high-strung nervous and easily upset指紧张不安的、易烦躁的：flh/gh/ysfrwng
脆弱的孩子；容易受惊的马
PATTERNS AND
COLLOCATIONS
■
She's a rather
nervous/neurotic/nervy girl.
■
He's not the nervous/neurotic/nervy
type.
I’m
feeling
very/a bit/really nervous/edgy/on edge/jittery today.
nerve-less /'n3：vlas; NAmE 'n3：rv-/ adj. 1 having
no strength or feeling 免力的；麻木的：The knife fell from her nervdessAngers.刀从她无力的手里落下。2 having 110^631"无畏命；镇定从容的；勇敢的：5^^£1阳作也55 rider.她是一位勇敢的骑手。GEQ nervous 'nerve-racking
(also
'nerve-wracking)
adj. making
you feel very nervous and worried 令人+分M张的；；令
人焦虑不安的
nervous
0-w /'n3：vas; NAmE'n3：rvds/ adj.
1
〜（a bout/of sth) anxious about sth or afraid
pf sth 焦 虑的；担忧的；惶恐的：Consumers are very
h'ervoits about theyiiture•消费者对未来非常忧虑。◊ ffe had been nervous about fnvfring us.他过去一直不敢邀请我们。◊ 77ie horse may
be nervous 〇/cars•这匹马可能 _ 怕汽车。
◊
Z/dt reaHy nervous be/ore the interview.面试前我感到 惶恐不安。◊ a nervous gkmce/smite/vofce (= one that shows that you feel
anxious)jk怯的瞥 /
微笑./ 声音◊ By the time the police
arrived, I was a nervous wreck. 警察到达时，我已经紧张得不行f。 EQ3 CONFIDENT o note at worried 2 easily worried or
frightened 神经
质的;易紧张焦虑的；胆怯的：She was a tWn, nervous
gfri.她是个瘦削而又胆怯的女孩儿。◊ He’s not the nervous type.他不是那种好紧张的人。◊ S/ie was 0/ a
nervous disposition.她生性容易紧张。3 connected
with the bod/s nerves and often affecting you mentally or emotionaily 神经系统的：a nervous ctmdftior^
disorder/disease神经系焱溘病；神经紊乱；神经症◊ She was in a
state 〇/nervous
ex/iaustion.她的神经处于
极度疲劳状态。IT»T?1 see shadow n. ► ner-vous-ly adv.： She smiZeci nervously/
她露出不安的微笑。ner.vous.ness noun [U]： He tried to hide his nervousness.他试图掩饰
他的惶恐不安。
.nervous
breakdown (also
break-down)
noun a period of mental
illness in which sb becomes very depressed, anxious and tired, and cannot deal
with normal life 神经衰弱：to have a nervous
breafcdown 患
神经衰弱
nervous system noun the system of all the
nerves in the body 神经系统:一see also central nervous
SYSTEM
ne^vy /'naivi; NAmE 'n3：rvi/ adj. [informaf) 1 (BrE) anxious and nervous 焦虑的；紧也的 b.
note at nervous 2 (
莽撞的；冒失的
-ness
s晰jc
(in nouns 构成名词）the quality, state or
char- acter of…的性质（或块态、特点）：d〇/7iess干燥◊ bh'ndness 失明◊ si7Ziness 愚蠢 Nes-sie7'nesi/ noun [informal) =
m noun 1 [C] a hollow place
or structure that a bird makes or chooses for laying its eggs in and sheltering
its young 鸟巢;鸟窝一picture o page R28 2 [C] a place where insects or
other small creatures live and produce their young 巢穴；窝 3
[sing.] a secret place which is full of bad people and their activities 藏匿处；秘密窝点：a nest 0/ thieves 贼窝 4 [sing.] the home, thought of’as the safe place
where parents bring up their children 家；安 乐窝：to leave the nest (= leave your
parents’ home).离
开安乐窝’一see also empty nest 5 [C，'usually sing.] a
group or set of similar things that are made to fit inside each other (套叠在一起的} 一套物件：a nest o/taWes 一套桌子 see
feather v., fly v., hornet, mare _ verb 1 [V] to make and use a nest
筑巢；巢居： Thousands of seabirds
are nesting on the cliffs. ^^±7? 的海鸟在悬逢上筑巢。2 [VN] (fedm/cfl/术语)to
put types of information together, or inside each other, so that they .form a
single unit 礆套（信息） nest
box (also
'nesting
box) noun a box provided for
a bird to make its nest in 鸟巢箱；鸟舍箱
'nest egg noun {informal) a sum of money
that you save to use in the future备用的钱；储备金
nes-tle /'nesl/ verb [+adv./prep.] 1 [V] to sit or
lie down in a warm or soft place 依偎；舒—地坐（或卧 > :He hugged her and she
nestled against his chest, iflfe